(19)
(11) EP 1 421 705 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.2003

(43) Date of publication:
26.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/22

(21) Application number: 02753440.3

(22) Date of filing: 07.08.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H04B 1/20
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/025142
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/014836 (26.02.2004 Gazette 2003/08)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 07.08.2001 US 310749 P

(71) Applicant: Pacific Holographics, Inc
Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LONG, Michael, D.
    Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US)
  • NEWCOMB, Diana
    Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (US)

(74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell et al
Boult Wade TennantVerulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AN IMAGE OR DOCUMENT AND DOCUMENT ENCODED THEREBY